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doug mcelway is live in washington. tell us about the report, doug. >> reporter: it's all about the national labor relations board. the staff report from the house oversight committee details skoefrs incidents that strongly suggested under the obama administration the nlrb has strayed from it's core mission and has become a strong advocate for big labor and created vast uncertainty for job creators with it's arbitrary enforcement and sometimes militant advocacy for unions. it the best example is the attempt to shut down the assembly line in right-to-work south carolina. they spent billions on nonunion workers while expanding operations at the unionized washington state plant. union employees increased at washington state. a worker at the plant wrote, quote, thousands of people will be unemployed if the nlrb's complaint becomes successful. losing my job will be catastrophic to myself and workess at this facility. we are homeowners, we have families affected. boeing is one of the best employers in the area and i would lik
doug mcelway is live in washington. tell us about the report, doug. >> reporter: it's all about the national labor relations board. the staff report from the house oversight committee details skoefrs incidents that strongly suggested under the obama administration the nlrb has strayed from it's core mission and has become a strong advocate for big labor and created vast uncertainty for job creators with it's arbitrary enforcement and sometimes militant advocacy for unions. it the best...
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doug mcelway is live ph washington. there are nice things about greece that you won't mind emulating, but your budget, their economy not one of them. >> the parthanon a nice thing to see when you go to athens. when ron paul was running he got huge applause when he said a government that continues to deval its currency destroys the middle class. >> they don't have the money, they run out of borrowing power, guess what they do. they start printing money. >> reporter: the federal reserve has printed more moon to deep interest rates low. most economists agree there is a big risk in there, the debt to gdp ratio is 102%. our debt is actually greater now than the amount of money the entire u.s. economy produces. even at historically low interest rates that interest on the debt will cost the u.s. $222 billion this year. 570billion by the year 20, 22 if the rates stay that low. if interest rates ricin slightly every sector of the economy will have a hard time paying its bills. >> servicing the debt is hard now. this is with inte
doug mcelway is live ph washington. there are nice things about greece that you won't mind emulating, but your budget, their economy not one of them. >> the parthanon a nice thing to see when you go to athens. when ron paul was running he got huge applause when he said a government that continues to deval its currency destroys the middle class. >> they don't have the money, they run out of borrowing power, guess what they do. they start printing money. >> reporter: the federal...
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then there was notification to washington. it is important to look at this particular data point and contrast it with how long it took the fbi to get into the consulate. that took several weeks. in fact the u.s. consulate in benghazi has never been secured by the united states, martha. martha: wow! great points, catherine the thank you very much. >> reporter: you're welcome. bill: the families demanding answers. the father of one of the former navy seals killed that day leading the charge on this saying he is hearing nothing from the government on what happened to his son. coming up today we'll ask senator kelly ayotte says the families do not have the answers on what happened to their loved ones. we'll talk to her in 25 minutes. the president continues to defend u.n. ambassador susan rice. once considered a frontrunner for secretary state until what happened in benghazi. >> make sure we have a full national security team that can give me the best advice possible and do everything they can to keep the american people safe. and
then there was notification to washington. it is important to look at this particular data point and contrast it with how long it took the fbi to get into the consulate. that took several weeks. in fact the u.s. consulate in benghazi has never been secured by the united states, martha. martha: wow! great points, catherine the thank you very much. >> reporter: you're welcome. bill: the families demanding answers. the father of one of the former navy seals killed that day leading the charge...
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we look to find the answer to solve the problem on the spending issue here in washington. the president is not yet there, he has not come to where he needs to be in order for us to push through a bill that really does begin to address the problem. and as the speaker said, that's why we are now discussing and alternative plan if the president and the white house cannot come our way. thank you. >> as the speaker and the leader said, we've been trying to make sure we do not go off this fiscal cliff. while at the same time put america on a different path, one for job creation, one that also takes care of our spending. i think many times the speaker felt that maybe he was negotiating with himself. after plan, after plan where the president stayed silent. those three weeks right after the election when the first idea was sent across from the president to the speaker we heard nothing but silence. unfortunately today we are going to have to go to plan b. because we want to make sure we do not go off the cliff and we want to make sure that we keep an economy where jobs can be creat
we look to find the answer to solve the problem on the spending issue here in washington. the president is not yet there, he has not come to where he needs to be in order for us to push through a bill that really does begin to address the problem. and as the speaker said, that's why we are now discussing and alternative plan if the president and the white house cannot come our way. thank you. >> as the speaker and the leader said, we've been trying to make sure we do not go off this...
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but washington thought we were partnering with the right people. now we realize every egyptian other than the muslim brotherhood is again morsi. bill: here is cairo on the map and gaza are the latest battle took place between israel and hamas. while many are saying this is just the beginning in cairo and it could spread to numerous countries. it could be libya or tunisia. people are talking about jordan though the headlines out of jordan have not been dramatic. then you have iraq and the ongoing war up here in syria. is your fare that if egypt continues to go the way you are describing that others go along with it? >> absolutely, bill. this is the right map. we need to have an understanding of what's going on. if the muslim brotherhood take hold they will have an alliance with the islamists of tunisia, and in between sandwiching libya, so from tunisia to gaza you are going to have this huge islamist block, the most concerning point would be what would morsi do. then as we just mentioned into jordan. it's a marchs order. bill: where does the united
but washington thought we were partnering with the right people. now we realize every egyptian other than the muslim brotherhood is again morsi. bill: here is cairo on the map and gaza are the latest battle took place between israel and hamas. while many are saying this is just the beginning in cairo and it could spread to numerous countries. it could be libya or tunisia. people are talking about jordan though the headlines out of jordan have not been dramatic. then you have iraq and the...
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everett, washington. that mud slide off a 100 foothill. that was strong enough to take out seven cars. they were carrying chemicals used in cleaning supplies and fertilizer. hazmat teams came in but was nor to the public health or the environment. ouch. martha: how about this? a cold case gets hot again. it involves two killers who were made infamous in truman capote's "in cold blood". phil keating joins us live on the story from sarasota, florida. phil what pushed this back into the limelight again this case? >> reporter: absolutely. modern dna science unavailable in 1965 when those notorious killers were executed and buried. possibly this could all solve another quadruple murder that happened here 53 years ago today. >> oh, i can't describe it. it was horrible looking. >> reporter: don mccloud can't forget the horrific day in 1959 when he waked in on cliff walker, christine and their two children all shot dead in their florida home. it remains sarasota county's longest unsolved major crime. 52 years later detective tim mcgrath thinks are
everett, washington. that mud slide off a 100 foothill. that was strong enough to take out seven cars. they were carrying chemicals used in cleaning supplies and fertilizer. hazmat teams came in but was nor to the public health or the environment. ouch. martha: how about this? a cold case gets hot again. it involves two killers who were made infamous in truman capote's "in cold blood". phil keating joins us live on the story from sarasota, florida. phil what pushed this back into the...
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there are 17 states and washington, d.c. say they will set up an exchange with the federal government. am i better off to live in one of those states or not? >> the far west, new york, states like that, i think you are. i think you're better off. bill: you are what? >> i think you're better off living in a state where the state is running the exchange rather than the federal government. the federal government has not given out the plans how they will do the exchange but the states are already ramping up for it, ones doing it. if you go to minnesota's website you see a tutorial. that is terrific. you have until next october but people better start learning now. i think you're better off living in a state with an exchange. bill: you deal with medicine every day. this is your profession. that's why we have you sitting here. you say the states better understand their own distribution of healthcare better than washington does? >> by far because the insurance companies are state by state. they can't go across state lines. when an
there are 17 states and washington, d.c. say they will set up an exchange with the federal government. am i better off to live in one of those states or not? >> the far west, new york, states like that, i think you are. i think you're better off. bill: you are what? >> i think you're better off living in a state where the state is running the exchange rather than the federal government. the federal government has not given out the plans how they will do the exchange but the states...
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doug mcelway live from washington. doug, the complaints of longshoreman whose strike was temporarily averted last week is kind of a symbol of what is threatening unions all across the nation, right? >> it really is heather, the longshoreman have been threatened by automation. it takes one longshoreman to do a job in the early 1960s it took three men to do. as automation has increased the longshoreman's union demanded their job security be plea served. the shipping industry worked out a deal where longshoreman would be paid a fee based on the weight of every container this a ship carries. but the industry finds it prohibitive lee expensive. >> antiquated work rules we've seen in it automotive industry, in the steel industry where efficient will see and new productive machines can come into play and people get displaced by that. it's been a difficult thing but it's one of the things that in order to maintain the cost and competitiveness in a global marketplace we have to pay attention to. >> reporter: president obama is
doug mcelway live from washington. doug, the complaints of longshoreman whose strike was temporarily averted last week is kind of a symbol of what is threatening unions all across the nation, right? >> it really is heather, the longshoreman have been threatened by automation. it takes one longshoreman to do a job in the early 1960s it took three men to do. as automation has increased the longshoreman's union demanded their job security be plea served. the shipping industry worked out a...
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the standoff in washington over how to avert the fiscal cliff. martha: if president obama and republicans and congress fail to reach a budget deal -pbl seniors coul, many seniors could see their medicare premiums go higher. they are paying very close attention to that. both sides agree to expand a little known law so morey tireees considered well off by the government are required to pay higher payments for premiums and proceed prescription coverage. about 5% of medicare beneficiaries pay higher premiums, that number could grow to 25% if the change goes through. the higher premiums would kick in for individuals making more h-pb $85,000 and couplethan $85,000. and couples making more than $130,000. >> five more victims of last friday's deadly massacre are being laid to rest. six-year-old catherine hubbard. annmarie murphy. benjamin wheeler and six-year-old allison wyatt. five of 26 lives the community is still trying to cope with that are now gone. >> we haven't had to look too far to find sadness and we are finding sadness again today. we've just
the standoff in washington over how to avert the fiscal cliff. martha: if president obama and republicans and congress fail to reach a budget deal -pbl seniors coul, many seniors could see their medicare premiums go higher. they are paying very close attention to that. both sides agree to expand a little known law so morey tireees considered well off by the government are required to pay higher payments for premiums and proceed prescription coverage. about 5% of medicare beneficiaries pay...
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back in washington as we just saw the die long continues. john boehner telling the house, don't make any holiday folks. as long as the fiscal cliff is approaching ahead. we have a panel to debate how like light is that a dial might happen any soon, bill, plus th this. [chanting] bill: tempers are hot on fire. controversial right to work law passed in michigan and a top union leader is here live in a moment and will react to all of that. martha: in a will be pretty interesting, stick around for that. a massive gas explosion. look at that car driving flight through it, melted parts of a major interstate. witnesses describe this horrifying scene coming up. >> all of a sudden i mean the christmas -- the ornaments on the tree, my pictures rattled, everything, and then it just -- it sounded -- almost like the end of the world, or like turbine engines. bill: a major highway reopening in west virginia after a massive explosion shut it down. check that out. that is a police car driving through the flames. several homes destroyed, interstate 77 is now
back in washington as we just saw the die long continues. john boehner telling the house, don't make any holiday folks. as long as the fiscal cliff is approaching ahead. we have a panel to debate how like light is that a dial might happen any soon, bill, plus th this. [chanting] bill: tempers are hot on fire. controversial right to work law passed in michigan and a top union leader is here live in a moment and will react to all of that. martha: in a will be pretty interesting, stick around for...
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washington, d.c., and they are trying to negotiate something, anything with the house. both sides saying that a few days to cool off over the holiday might be helpful, but there are no signs they're closer to a deal. patti ann: chief white house correspondent ed henry joining us now live in honolulu, hawaii. so, ed, what is the latest? any progress to tell us about? >> reporter: or well, patti ann, really no progress. as gregg was saying, a lot of people thought, well, a cooling-off period, the holidays, maybe this'll get everybody to work together, the president even joking last week about figuring out a way to move all of this forward, but we've been told by white house officials there have been no real phone calls between the president and speaker boehner over the last few days, very little staff contact. so the bottom line is the president is leaving hawaii here tonight, as you suggested, just to try and jump-start things. he's going to be landing because of the big time difference, a long flight
washington, d.c., and they are trying to negotiate something, anything with the house. both sides saying that a few days to cool off over the holiday might be helpful, but there are no signs they're closer to a deal. patti ann: chief white house correspondent ed henry joining us now live in honolulu, hawaii. so, ed, what is the latest? any progress to tell us about? >> reporter: or well, patti ann, really no progress. as gregg was saying, a lot of people thought, well, a cooling-off...
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bill: steve centanni follows up in washington. what can we report about this rescue machine? >> reporter: good morning bill. it took place early sunday after intelligence revealed the kidnapped american was in imminent danger of injury or death. dr. joseph is a medical advice sore for a group called "morningstar" development based in colorado springs. it is a group that helps rebuild communities in afghanistan. the doctor was not injured. this happened in eastern kabul province. they were abducted by a group of five men while returning to a visit at a medical clinic. an isaf spokesman describes the rescue effort. >> it was a combined operation in order to rescue this individual doing that operation. seven of those captures were killed. and the task force decided to start the operation since the assessment was there was imminent danger of injury or death to the individual. >> reporter: the identity of the other two aid workers has not been released, bill. bill: what more about the knave very seal killed during this operation, steve? >> reporter: his identity is not released wh
bill: steve centanni follows up in washington. what can we report about this rescue machine? >> reporter: good morning bill. it took place early sunday after intelligence revealed the kidnapped american was in imminent danger of injury or death. dr. joseph is a medical advice sore for a group called "morningstar" development based in colorado springs. it is a group that helps rebuild communities in afghanistan. the doctor was not injured. this happened in eastern kabul province....
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so we await the president to get back to washington. we know that the senate will be back in session today. we know there have been some conversations back and forth but at this point no indication that steps have moved forward closer to a deal, gregg. gregg: so, mike, if the senate comes back, what do we expect from them today? and then obviously the house? >> reporter: well, house speaker john boehner is in ohio. his aides told me a few moments ago ago if he has plans to travel. last night the speaker and the president of the united states met face to face to have any substantive discussions about the fiscal cliff was 10 days ago. republican leaders in the house are waiting for the senate democrats to act. they want to see what kind of bill harry reid brings forward on the floor. he is looking at republican leader mitch mcconnell to say what are you willing to accept? so here we are. there is blame game going on. there is lot of maneuvering still. bottom line we'll probably meet this weekend heading up to the fiscal cliff and we'll se
so we await the president to get back to washington. we know that the senate will be back in session today. we know there have been some conversations back and forth but at this point no indication that steps have moved forward closer to a deal, gregg. gregg: so, mike, if the senate comes back, what do we expect from them today? and then obviously the house? >> reporter: well, house speaker john boehner is in ohio. his aides told me a few moments ago ago if he has plans to travel. last...
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chief congressional correspondent for the "washington examiner". we're seeing dianne feinstein there on the senate floor. it is vacant on the house side. so in truth how much is really going to get done? >> well, gregg, a lot of this negotiations are really taking place between the leadership levels right now. we don't really have to worry about what is happening on the house floor. it's about what is going on at the white house. now, the president today is going to meet with congressional leaders from both parties, both chambers. they will sit down. they will talk about a potential deal. the president might offer something that maybe the republicans could go for. it wouldn't be a sweeping deal. gregg: like what? >> might be something smaller. well, it would be something that could potentially avoid the major tax hikes coming in january. that is the most politically treacherous for these members. they need to find a way to stop taxes going up for everybody. if there is a deal it will probably focus on the range of taxes that are coming. gregg: susa
chief congressional correspondent for the "washington examiner". we're seeing dianne feinstein there on the senate floor. it is vacant on the house side. so in truth how much is really going to get done? >> well, gregg, a lot of this negotiations are really taking place between the leadership levels right now. we don't really have to worry about what is happening on the house floor. it's about what is going on at the white house. now, the president today is going to meet with...
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peter doocy in washington on this. what kind of cars are the black boxes going to be installed in, peter? >> reporter: you said, it bill, every kind of car. here is how it works. if you crash into something and your airbag is deployed the event data recorders save five to 10 section of information, how fast you were going, whether or not you hit the brakes and whether or not you were buckled up. this data is helpful for engineers so they can try to figure out how to make cars safer which is why almost 92% of the new vehicles already have these recorders enstalled. automakers have been putting them in voluntarily. but something automakers do not like are mandates. i just spoke to someone who represents 12 manufacturers and their worry the government might say the five to 10 seconds of data recorded needs to be a few hours of data instead. she also said one of our priorities for edrs continues it is to be preserving consumer privacy. automakers do not access edr data without consumer permission. and any government requir
peter doocy in washington on this. what kind of cars are the black boxes going to be installed in, peter? >> reporter: you said, it bill, every kind of car. here is how it works. if you crash into something and your airbag is deployed the event data recorders save five to 10 section of information, how fast you were going, whether or not you hit the brakes and whether or not you were buckled up. this data is helpful for engineers so they can try to figure out how to make cars safer which...
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>> reporter: there's been a lot of sniffing here in washington. i don't know if they like what they are spelling down here on either side on the deal. yeah, people have been describing it like that, some people said it's like a scorpian dance, you know, they are kind of stalking each other and waiting to get in that room and make the deal. erskine bowles said something similar that, both sides can't really talk about what it's going to be, because they would get pummeled by the base if either side really knew what they are going to in the end agree to. that is the hopeful optimistic side that a deal will be reached. there is another side that says, this isn't as close as those optimists believe, and that this is going over the cliff, and i think there is 50-50 chance right now. bill: and on that point, treasury secretary timothy geithner was asked about it, asked whether or not, you know, the u.s. would go over the cliff, and whether or not we'd be ready for it. here is what he said, listen. >> if is the administration prepared too go over the fis
>> reporter: there's been a lot of sniffing here in washington. i don't know if they like what they are spelling down here on either side on the deal. yeah, people have been describing it like that, some people said it's like a scorpian dance, you know, they are kind of stalking each other and waiting to get in that room and make the deal. erskine bowles said something similar that, both sides can't really talk about what it's going to be, because they would get pummeled by the base if...